In @netflix's "The Chair,” a woman ascending to a coveted leadership role as the chair of the English department, turns out to be a cunning form of discrimination.
Insider spoke with experts about how the show mirrors the challenges real women face.
https://www.businessinsider.com/netflix-the-chair-the-struggle-of-women-of-color-leadership-2021-8 …
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"The Chair" takes place at Pembroke University, a fictional ivy league school, and follows Ji Yoo Kim, played by
@IamSandraOh, the first woman of color to chair the struggling English department. Kim chiefly encounters the “glass cliff” effect. https://www.businessinsider.com/women-and-people-of-color-face-glass-cliff-us-2020-7 …pic.twitter.com/jxFbBPp2I3
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In some ways, Kim's experience mirrors the implicit and explicit struggles faced by many women and people of color in academia: an industry pay gap, tenure challenges, and how leaders are set up to fail. https://www.businessinsider.com/netflix-the-chair-the-struggle-of-women-of-color-leadership-2021-8 …pic.twitter.com/76YWekShrp
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nearly 3/4ths of ppl in the united states are white
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